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From Jungle Treks to Thundering Falls:The Ultimate Brazil Holiday

March 22, 2012

In 2009 I spent six weeks travelling around Brazil whilst on a six month trip to South America and I barely scratched the surface of this beautiful and diverse country. Brazil is the largest of the Latin American countries and the 5th largest in the entire world, and I could have easily spent my entire trip visiting ...

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Latest: Travel Specialists In The Spotlight | Emma

March 20, 2012

Memphis blues, endless Texan skies, and the bright lights of Vegas drew Emma to North America where she has visited sixteen states, embarking on a road trip east to west, and also living and working in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Emma has recently returned from travelling through Vietnam with Vietnam Travel Plan, who she blames for giving her itchy feet to ...

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Travel Specialists in the Spotlight | Sarah

March 16, 2012

Armed with a desire to travel from an early age, our Malaysia Travel Specialist, Sarah really began to discover the world in 2008 when she jetted off on her first real globe-trotting adventure from New Zealand to South East Asia (and lots of places in between). Sarah’s idea of the perfect trip combines spiritual temples, wildlife adventures, a plate of Pad Thai and- most importantly- lots ...

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Halong Bay Through a Lens | Our Vietnam Trip

March 13, 2012

Legend has it that Halong Bay was created when Vietnam was at war with invaders. The gods sent dragons to defend the country, and they did so by spitting out jewels and jade which turned into thousands of tall rock mountains, forming a bay to create a wall against invasion. It’s little wonder then that the symbol of the ...

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Travel Specialists in the Spotlight | Jeremy

March 8, 2012

Our Jeremy spent a large chunk of his twenties exploring the globe, from scaling iconic Mt Kinabalu whilst travelling in Borneo, to cycling through the lush green paddies of Yangshuo. The biggest bonus of Jeremy’s travels has to be meeting and falling in love with his (now) fiancée in Fiji, and continuing his travelling adventures with Kathryn by his side. Jeremy ...

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Making Tracks in Thailand | Travel Tips

March 6, 2012

The train links in Thailand are fantastic; spanning the length and breadth of the country from Chiang Mai in the North, all the way into Malaysia in the South or into Laos in the East. One of the great things about travelling in Thailand by sleeper train is that it offers an economical way to ...

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My Top 5 Travel Reads

March 1, 2012

Getting lost in a great book can be one of life’s simple pleasures, but in everyday life- who has time to sit down and read from cover to cover? Travel can be a bookworm’s best friend; long-haul flights, bumpy bus rides and lazy days on the beach are perfect opportunities to get stuck into that novel ...

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The Best of Thailand

February 28, 2012

For me, the best of Thailand has to be the unique experiences you can find there that you would never be able to replicate anywhere else in the world. Thailand has so much culture and variety as well as offering a wealth of fascinating things to see and do. Here’s a memorable snippet from my ...

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Taking the Night Bus in Argentina | Buenos Aires to Bariloche

February 24, 2012

Getting around on buses on your holiday in Argentina is easy so long as you have plenty of time. A short overnight bus trip would be 13 hours whilst a longer one will take 20 hours plus. It is a cheap and easy way of getting from A to B, as long as you don’t mind the odd ...

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Travel Specialists in the Spotlight | Hazel

February 21, 2012

A lover of crashing waves, fluttering bats and the great British weather, Thailand travel specialist, Hazel, has journeyed around the globe from a tender age. From Jurassic Park jungles, to drifting along the backwaters of Kerala; Hazel spills the beans on tales of her past travels and the plans for her upcoming South East Asia adventure… Mountain/desert/ocean/jungle – which ...

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